[LargeFormat] Fred Picker

[Tim Atherton]

Sad news:

>From: bboard@greenspun.com
>Subject: Fred Picker
>Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2002 22:41:15 GMT
>
>Let me introduce myself. I am Richard T Ritter and worked at Zone VI
Studios for 15 years under Fred Picker. At Zone VI I was responsible for the
design and development of many of the produce Fred tough would be an
improvement to the fine art of black and white photography. In the nintys
when Calumet bought Zone VI I left the company and started work to develop a
business to the repair of large format equipment.
>
>Fred Picker for a number of years has been in poor health. He asked that
his friends and family keep this to themselves.
>
> I'm sorry to report Fred Picker died on April 4, 2002.
>
>Richard T Ritter
>